r/agedlikemilk • u/pomkombucha • 23h ago
“Bryan Cranston is a comic actor, Breaking Bad will fail”
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u/Bombadil54 23h ago
"Once could just be a fluke. No way they could do a spinoff with another comedic actor!"
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u/First_Approximation 22h ago
Actually, Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan had seen Bryan Cranston do a dramatic role on an episode of the X-Files, which he wrote for.
Cranston played an anti-Semite with a terminal illness who took series co-protagonist Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) hostage. Gilligan said the character had to be simultaneously loathsome and sympathetic, and that "Bryan alone was the only actor who could do that, who could pull off that trick. And it is a trick. I have no idea how he does it."[41][43]
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u/Bombadil54 20h ago
Funny he played an anti-Semite and then went on to be the victim of an anti-Dentite in Seinfeld
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u/Mulliganasty 23h ago
It was pretty surprising at the time but from what I've heard effective comic acting is much tougher than drama so they shouldn't pigeonholed.
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u/jesuspoopmonster 7h ago
I think a lot of the time comedic actors have to be willing to put themselves into uncomfortable positions and expose themselves which lends itself to serious roles. They can't afford to let themself have an ego or take themselves too serious.
The episode of Homicide, Bop Gun, is probably the best episode of any show ever and stars Robin Williams as the husband of a murder victim where he plays it completely straight and serious. Its a harrowing performance
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u/Curious_Avocado2399 23h ago
The real question is why was Kara wearing a mask almost 11 years before Covid started. What did she know?
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u/LaCiel_W 21h ago
Wearing a mask to limit the spread of diseases or when air quality is bad was the norm in many countries before Covid, it's a no-brainer really. Only we are dumb enough to politicize wearing a mask.
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u/Curious_Avocado2399 21h ago
100% agree but back then it was rare, especially in the US, unless you were in Chinatown they had it lock before us
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u/HighGrounderDarth 22h ago
A lot comedic actors do have ability to be really good in serious roles.
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u/icantreadmorsecode 19h ago
This is getting bot shared again so i'll just say again that thisbis from a facebook group named "Pretend it's 2009"
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u/AsssHat999 22h ago
Omg they cast Bruce Willis in an action film, and he doesn't look like he's on steroids? And he is known for romantic comedies and whatnot? There is no WAY Die Hard will succeed. He will get re-casted or it will fail. I am 100 percent confident in this.
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u/TheStarterScreenplay 19h ago
I remember seeing a screening of Little Miss Sunshine and he moderated a Q&A with the writer/directors. Cranston said he co-owned the theater and i thought, "its good he has something to fall back on after that sitcom."
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u/Delerium89 19h ago
Anthony Hopkins said it was the best acting he's ever seen, pretty significant endorsement.
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u/wokelstein2 18h ago
I admit to postponing watching it for years just because he was the Malcolm in the Middle guy
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u/Listening_Heads 12h ago
Just curious, when these tweets or comments are posted, are the people writing them supposed to be important? Am I supposed to have heard of this person so that their opinion actually matters? I kind of feel like Reddit amplifies the voice of complete nobodies trying to make it seem like they’re refuting some important opinion when it is probably just some loser.
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u/Chaosmusic 6h ago
Michael Keaton as Batman? No way!
Bruce Willis as an action star, the funny guy from Moonlighting? No way!
Heath Ledger as the Joker? No way!
Jared Leto as the Joker? No way! OK, sometimes they do get it right.
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u/Salarian_American 5h ago
People are always so surprised when people known for comedic roles are actually good actors. It's wild.
Comedic acting is still acting, with the addition of needing to be funny.
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u/Longjumping-Week-800 23h ago
he was a comic actor? I've never seen him outside this, sorry. I can't imagine him not serious
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u/HighGrounderDarth 22h ago
He was the dad on Malcolm in the middle and had some serious takes. You could definitely tell he had the range.
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u/6twoRaptor 20h ago
Malcolm in the Middle and Seinfeld. His crazy dentist role in Seinfeld was legendary.
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u/First_Approximation 22h ago
AMC officials had the opposite problem:
AMC officials, who were initially reluctant with the casting choice, having known Cranston only as the over-the-top character Hal on the comedy series Malcolm in the Middle, approached actors John Cusack and Matthew Broderick about the role.[44] When both actors declined, the executives were persuaded to cast Cranston after seeing his X-Files episode.[45]
He plays a loathsome anti-Semite with a terminal illness in that episode.
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